QUESTIONS
1 - What two events were witnessed by the world in 1789?
the beginning of a new United States and the beginning of the French Revolution.
2 - What did the French Revolution try to create?
new political order, and a new social order
3 - What was one of the most powerful ideas to come from the French Revolution?
the people were the nation
4 - List and give the approximate size (population) of the Three Estates
first estate - 130,000, second estate - 350,000
5 - List how the third estate was divided
differences in occupation, level of education, and wealth
6 - How were the bourgeoisie similar to the nobility?
8 percent of the population- owned about 20% of the land.
7 - What were some of the causes of the financial crisis facing France?
bad harvest, slow down in manufacturing, food shortage, rising food prices, and unemployment.
8 - When and where did the meeting of the Estates-General happen
versailles on may 5, 1789
9 - When was the National Assembly appointed?
June 17, 1789
10 - What was the Bastile and what happened to it?
an armory and prison in paris, and dismantled it brick by brick
11 - Describe the Great Fear
peasants feared that the work of the national assembly would be stopped by foreign armies
12 - What happened on August 4, 1789?
national assembly decided to abolish all legal privileges of the nobles and clergy
13 - What were some of the ideas listed in the Declaration of the Rights of Man?
the natural and imprescripible rights of man to liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression
14 - What was the reaction of women to exclusion?
refused to accept the exclusion of women from political rights. echoing the words of the official declaration, she wrote a declaration of rights of women and female citizen
15 - Describe the events of October 5th
thousands of persian women marched to vercailles. some
16 - How did the National Assembly increase revenue?
motivated by the need of money
17 - Describe the first constitution for France in 1791
set up a limited monarchy. there was still a king, but the legislative assembly would make the laws. the new body was designed to be conservative
18 - Which empire threatened war unless the king was restored?
austria and prussia
19 - Outline the creation of the Paris commune in 1792 (you may need wikipedia).
20 - What groups in France in 1791 opposed the new order?
1 - What two events were witnessed by the world in 1789?
the beginning of a new United States and the beginning of the French Revolution.
2 - What did the French Revolution try to create?
new political order, and a new social order
3 - What was one of the most powerful ideas to come from the French Revolution?
the people were the nation
4 - List and give the approximate size (population) of the Three Estates
first estate - 130,000, second estate - 350,000
5 - List how the third estate was divided
differences in occupation, level of education, and wealth
6 - How were the bourgeoisie similar to the nobility?
8 percent of the population- owned about 20% of the land.
7 - What were some of the causes of the financial crisis facing France?
bad harvest, slow down in manufacturing, food shortage, rising food prices, and unemployment.
8 - When and where did the meeting of the Estates-General happen
versailles on may 5, 1789
9 - When was the National Assembly appointed?
June 17, 1789
10 - What was the Bastile and what happened to it?
an armory and prison in paris, and dismantled it brick by brick
11 - Describe the Great Fear
peasants feared that the work of the national assembly would be stopped by foreign armies
12 - What happened on August 4, 1789?
national assembly decided to abolish all legal privileges of the nobles and clergy
13 - What were some of the ideas listed in the Declaration of the Rights of Man?
the natural and imprescripible rights of man to liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression
14 - What was the reaction of women to exclusion?
refused to accept the exclusion of women from political rights. echoing the words of the official declaration, she wrote a declaration of rights of women and female citizen
15 - Describe the events of October 5th
thousands of persian women marched to vercailles. some
16 - How did the National Assembly increase revenue?
motivated by the need of money
17 - Describe the first constitution for France in 1791
set up a limited monarchy. there was still a king, but the legislative assembly would make the laws. the new body was designed to be conservative
18 - Which empire threatened war unless the king was restored?
austria and prussia
19 - Outline the creation of the Paris commune in 1792 (you may need wikipedia).
20 - What groups in France in 1791 opposed the new order?